The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-01

aenssor CocksreIl TakIng the Initial steps
Prsparntory 90 setting 11is COMMITTEES
20 work Investigating ~ Govern
mental Observation-Disclosures WORK
Anticipated.
wAsn1xGrox. March Ex-senator Cock
rell. chairman OF the Scnats select com
mittec 20 inquire into and examine the
methods Of business and work IN the
Executive departments Of the Govern
mcnt, has taken the initial steps toward
carrying out the inquiry during the past
week b- addressing several letters 20 INC
heads OF zach department. telling them
Just what information Is desired ~ me
committee. In . letter the senator ask
for . detailed statement " INC
amount and character OF business pending
IN each division and in each division Of
each bureau on the first day Of January.
1854. IS. IS and -. and the amount OF
business transacted and disposed OF IN
each division. during those three years.
and on hand and unsettled ~ the crd o:
each. and also the business transacted ID
January and February, 1887. In each dt
vision. and on hand and unsettled In each
division on March I, 1851; also . detailed
statement showing the average amount
and character Of business performed.
transacted and disposed Of by the en-
moves In each division and INC
average number u employees In each o.
such divisions. during each month In -.
81 80 and 81. up TO March I. 1857, and
also the maximum and minimum amount
Of business transacted and disposed q BY
the employees doing the most and en-
Moves doing the least In each Of SUCH
Avis icns during each Of the months OF
these wears. and II M account has been
kent or the business performed and dis
posed OF BY each employe during these
wears. The reasons why such account has
not been kept; aud also . statement
showing the average number 81
DAYS and the time and attention
+, devoted 10 the consideration and trans
! action OF business BY the employees m tne
| diy,sions. and whether In person or py
| prcxv. during each Of there years, up 2
March 2. 1851. such employees or any q
| them may have been receiving pay from
! the United States. and also the maximum
and minimum number OF days during casn
OF the years 90 devotc6to business py the
! employee in each Of the divisions, prcsen'
for the greatest mum Der Of DAYS and as
FOR the least number Of days
In another letter sent % the depart
ments Yesterday the senator requests Y
statement Of the number Of employees Y
each department on March !, isss: ines
letters show that senator Cockrell Intend,
the investigation to BE- thorough ana
searching.
FOR the last ten or twelve years NJ
ssys, tho heads OF departments Or bureau
have been clamoring for more nc'p
some Of the bureaus probably need large
force; others, perhaps DO not nee ~
force they have all along beer
nrovided with. and the investigation
~ senator thinks, will ~ least show
whether Congress has not beer rcmiss ,,
not providing additional force, Or the "a
mInisfration OF the department faulty .!
not utilizing and arranging their en-
Moves % % 70 keep all busy, and ~ IN
same time keep the work cverywhcr
well attended 70. ".
Acting secretary Muldrow, Of IN
Interior Department. has already take
steps 10 comply with Senator Cockrc'l'
r~eouests. and has directed the 2
bureaus ana divisions In that department
q prcprre the desired data for the com
mittec.